on July 20th, 2009 by Mario A.
Depending on who you ask, there’s not much Nick Jacoby can’t do. A couple of months ago this University of Louisville graduate returned to his childhood hobby of collecting baseball cards. Within months he was a regular reader of Wax Heaven and even won a contest a couple of months back.
Nick, who can solve a [...]
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on July 20th, 2009 by chemgod
Answer was: Brooklyn Dodgers and Washington Nationals (sorry to everyone who thought it was the Senators)
Tonight’s winner is:
Doc T (comment number 7)
The mystery rack pack will be mailed by Friday and thanks to everyone who entered.
Check back on Mondays for more giveaways. Next Monday I am giving away some more FREE cards and packs.
Thanks [...]
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on July 20th, 2009 by Mario A.
Today is the best day of collecting I have experienced since my return in 2007. It’s been well over a year since I began collecting Andrew Miller and I will be the first to admit that it hasn’t been the easiest thing to do. For starters, once a top level prospect, Andrew is in his [...]
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on July 20th, 2009 by freeandylaroche
I was somewhat interested in UD’s baseball Icons release. I saw a lot to like — small (100) base set, the option to totally disregard the numbered, short-printed rookie set, and design that hearkened back to 2005-era UD designs. There’s also plenty to dislike, such as the ridiculous hobby price point ($80-ish; 10 packs/6 cards [...]
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on July 20th, 2009 by rosschrisman2003
eBay and the card blogosphere is addicted to the new Allen & Ginter. It doesn’t matter if you hate it or love it, collectors are talking about it. Last week I decided to browse eBay to see if there was anything being pulled from A&G that would go great in my collection. I came across [...]
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on July 20th, 2009 by rosschrisman2003
Release Date: 8-25-09
9 Hits Per Box:
2 Autographs: 1 Current Player & 1 Retired Player (1 will be #’ed/50 or less)
2 Parallels #’ed/50 or less
1-T212 Mini Parallel #’ed/50 or less
3 Short Prints
1 4-card T212 mini uncut strip #’ed/3,600
Each box contains 20 packs with 6 cards per pack. Each pack contains a T-212 mini.
Card fronts and backs [...]
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on July 20th, 2009 by The Golden Age of Baseball Cards
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on July 20th, 2009 by zman40
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on July 20th, 2009 by deal
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on July 20th, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
I recently scooped up 4 more Andre Dawson Game-Used memorabilia cards at a combined price of just over $9.00 with shipping included. This is card #1 from that purchase.
Numbered as #78 of 250, this card is from the 2005 Leaf ’Century Collection’ set. The card features a piece of bat used in game action by Andre. And [...]
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on July 20th, 2009 by zman40
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on July 20th, 2009 by Jeremy
Atlanta Braves OF prospect Cody Johnson reclaimed the minor league HR lead by blasting his 24th yesterday, driving in two and scoring twice. He also walked and stole his 9th base of the season. Power is definitively his calling card, but it is nice to see him drawing more walks as of late and stealing [...]
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on July 20th, 2009 by Jeremy
Mitch Moreland continues to put up big numbers since his promotion to AA Frisco. Yesterday the former Mississippi State star went 2-5 with his 13th HR, a double and five RBI. Since being drafted, all Moreland has done is hit the snot out of the ball, batting .324 with 18 HR and 99 RBI and [...]
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on July 20th, 2009 by Scott
We’re more than halfway through 2009 now, and many of this year’s baseball card sets have been released. But not all of them.
While you may have had great excitement about a previous release such as 2009 Goudey Baseball with it’s vintage looks, you may also be a “Chromie” looking forward to the release of 2009 [...]
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on July 20th, 2009 by Jeremy
Cameron Maybin went 4-4 yesterday with two doubles and two runs scored. Since his demotion to New Orleans in mid-May, Maybin has been spectacular hitting .345 with 3 HR 23 RBI five triples and seven stolen bases in 55 games. Plate discipline did Maybin in during his time with the Marlins, but he’s had much [...]
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on July 20th, 2009 by T.S.
SCD reader Tom Sims sent me a photocopied newspaper article from
65 years ago that would seem to be a strong suspect in determining where the overheated
lore and legend surrounding the Honus Wagner T206 card might have got its foothold.
According to the article in the Sunday, March 23, 1944, Philadelphia
Record, “Cigarette sports cards are collector’s items now,” the old cards that
would be unknown to the current generation “are a much-sought collector’s item today.”
In the bylined story that also pictured 16 early tobacco cards – the
Wagner and mostly T206s and T205s – the writer states without any attribution that
there are only two known cigarette cards of the bowlegged Hans now in existence, adding
that each is worth about $20 to $25.
The article goes on to state that Charles Bray of East Bangor,
Pa., owns one, with the other belonging to John Wagner (no relation), of Harrisburg,
Pa. That Wagner was actually quoted in the article, telling the writer that Hans had
come to Harrisburg for an exhibition game many years ago.
“I asked him why his picture did not appear on the cigarette cards,”
the non-immortal Wagner was quoted as saying. “He told me that he did not believe
an athlete should use tobacco and for that reason turned down all offers made to him
by the cigarette companies for the use of his picture.”
The article also quoted Jeff Burdick of Syracuse, N.Y., but not
specifically about the T206 Wagner but about collecting cigarette cards in general.
Of such humble beginnings does grand mythology get its start. Never mind
that Wagner is shown a few years later on his 1949 Leaf in the process of stuffing
a big wad of chewing tobacco into his mouth (shown above), or that the
timing of his famous withdrawal of the card from the 1909-11 White Border Series just
happened to conincide with a period in American jurisprudence when litigation and
legal thought was evolving about compensation for public figures for commerical use
of their likenesses.
I just wish that the Philadelphia Record reporter had made one
more phone call. Honus Wagner was a mere 70 years old at the time and would live another
11 years before dying in December of 1955 in Carnegie, Pa.
What the hell, it’s more fun with all of the confusion and mythology.
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on July 20th, 2009 by chrisolds
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on July 20th, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
Here is one of the biggest stars in the wrestling industry throwing out the first pitch at Wrigley Field.
John Cena, while he is a superstar, is not my kind of wrestler. His ‘Superman’ persona doesn’t fit with the kind of guy that I like to cheer for. Give me a technical wrestler or a guy know [...]
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